With the Grosse Pointe school board elections approaching on Nov. 8, voting organizations are encouraging voter participation, saying that decisions made may contribute to revised curriculums, budgets and transportation.
In order to increase voter participation, president of the League of Womens Voters of Grosse Pointe Susan Ackton strives to educate and inform voters as the league was called on to manage the school board election. According to Ackon, there are various ways to find information about when and where to vote.
“The way you find out where you vote is you could call your city clerk or go to “vote411.org” and it will tell you where,” Ackton said. “You could go anytime 45 days before the election [to] the city clerk and [they will hand you a ballot.]”
Ackton says that educating citizens on voting and utilizing local resources is crucial, as one candidate may align closer with your values to make change.
“I would say it’s extremely important to vote in this election whether you have kids in the [school system or not],” Ackton said. “There are resources out there to find out what candidates believe and there are real differences [so] please pay attention and vote.”